The Commodity Markets Outlook in eight charts
The views expressed in the Let’s Talk Development blog are solely those of the author(s). Commodity prices are projected to decline in 2025, driven by
Agreed and disagreed uncertainty: Rethinking the macroeconomic impact of uncertainty
The conventional wisdom is that uncertainty leads to economic contractions, but recent evidence challenges this assumption. This column introduces two novel concepts of uncertainty –
Oil rises as market eyes US-China trade talks, lower US output
Oil prices pared gains on Wednesday but rose for a second session, finding support from positive investor sentiment over U.S.-China trade talks to be held
Protecting Indigenous Peoples’ rights amid growing demand for land and critical minerals
Over half of the world’s critical mineral reserves are located on or near Indigenous lands. As demand for critical minerals is set to surge 500 percent by 2050—and
Oil rises 1% as price drop triggers buying; oversupply worries weigh
Oil prices rebounded over 1% on Tuesday with technical rebound and dip buying after a drop in prior session by OPEC+ decision to accelerate increases
